Recovery and Editing

I am recovering from an injury suffered on the 14th and would have gone stir crazy. Yes, I had a bit of a concussion and was told to rest. I was so tired. On the third day following the injury, I was energized and listened to eighteen hours of mystery novels. I'd been told not to strain my eyes, but the ears were never mentioned. I have new respect for the place of audio books in our lives.

Someone was listening to my complaints about my not being productive. On this past Monday, my editor Mike sent me my fifth MCU Captain Rudy Beauregard mystery novel for me to review. Oh, I was so grateful for work to do. I reviewed his edits and made new changes and reviewed until even I recognized the need to rest. But I loved getting back to work and the work made me feel better. Life has its setbacks and then we recover and live and work and love. I am able to share that the incident and its recovery period did force me to do what all artists and writers must do periodically: stop, smell the roses, and dream.

K. B. Pellegrino